Highway sign



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WILLIAM A. sonori, or LITGIIFIELD, ILLInoIs HIGHWAY .sien i' Application led February 18,' 1932.' Serial No. 563,718.

rI his invention relates to highway signs; and consists in the novel construction hereinafter disclosed.

An object of the invention is to provide a sian havin@ a su ortin standard which may be readily driven into the ground at convenient places for display, with provision for supporting duplicate standard signs in the frame of the structure.

Another object of the invention is to pro-` vide a structure of the class referred to which may be economically manufactured and which will be durable in use.

Additional detailed advantages of the con- 5 struction will be apparent from the following description thereof, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Fig. l is a front view. Fig. 2 is an edge view.

2m Fig. 3 is a section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section taken substantially yon the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a section taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1. L

Fig. 7 is a cross-section taken substantially on the line 7-7 of Fig. 1.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, the standard is formed from an angle iron 1 extending the full length of the standard. The wings of the angle iron are turned outwardly and, at the lower section, has connected therewith an angle piece 2 with the wings projecting in an opposite direction. The lower end of the standard is pointed as at 3. The length of the section 2 is approximately the depth to which the standard is to be driven. Since the section 2 is connected to the lower part of the member 1 by welding or other suitable means, avery strong stake portion is provided. The four wings of the lower portion aEord a large surface contact and prevent the standard from being displaced after havingbeen driven into the ground. The top edge of the member 2 provides a guide to indicate the proper depth to which the end of the standard should be seated to constitute the sign support. At the upper end ofthe member 1 is wa plate connected tothe upper end of the member` 1 by forming a transverse slot through the two wings thereof in which the plate 4 isv seated.

The plate isthen preferably welded to providea tight joint withthe upper end of the standard. The plate 4 is provided with bolt openings 5- adja'centto each eXf/i'emity.v

The frame member is preferably formed of sheet metal and includes side members 6 formed from inwardly folded strips, thereby providing a channel portion between the folds of the strips. The frame further includestop and bottom members 7, the said members 7 being formed from longitudinal strips folded at one end and arranged to overlie the ends of the members 6. The free ends of the members 7 are overturned and are welded together, forming a continuous open slot along the top edge and along the lower edge of the sign frame. rlhe plate 4 is inserted between the two folds of the member 7 at the bottom of the frame and the frame is bolted to the plate 4 by bolts 8 passing through openings in the folds of the member 7 and through the openings 5 in the plate 4.

rlhe sign members 9 are arranged back to back and inserted in the upper part of the Y frame through the open slot between the I folds of the members 7 at the upper part of the frame, the side edges of the sign members seating in the channels'formed by the members 6,7and the lower end of the sign members resting upon the upper edge of the plate 4.

There is thus provided a sign frame in which the signs of standard form displayed on sheet metal may be turned baclr to back and displayed on both sides of the frame. After the standard and frame are set up in a permanent location, the display matter may be readily changed by removal of the signs from the frame and inserting new ones when desired.

The construction is useful as a highway modified in certain particulars Without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. I do not limit myself, therefore, to the exact construction shown and described, but what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A sign construction comprising a standard formed from a continuous length of angle iron and having slots in its upper end, a separate shorter length of angle iron integrally united to the lower end of said standard with the Wings thereof arranged in opposite drections, a plate supported by the upper part of the standard and seated in said slots, and a sign frame removably connected with said plate.

2. A knock-down sign construction comprising an angle metal standard adapted to be driven into Vthe ground, said standard having slots in its upper end, a plate supported by the upper` part of said standard and seating in said slots, a sign frame, and disconnectable connections between said plate and said frame. Y

VILLIAM A. SCHUTT. 

